Welcome toWord.Tips.Net
Ask a Word Question
Make a Comment
Learn Access Now
Free Printable Forms
Beauty Tips
Car Tips
Cleaning Tips
College Tips
Cooking Tips
Excel2007 Tips
ExcelTips
Family Tips
Gardening Tips
Health Tips
Home Tips
Legal Tips
Money Tips
Organizing Tips
Pest Tips
Pet Tips
Wedding Tips
Word2007 Tips
WordTips
Collapsing and Expanding Subdocuments
Leonard has received a message that his custom dictionary is full. He wonders if he can expand it or find a way to use the CUSTOM2.DIC file that his copy of Word doesn't seem to recognize.
There's a good chance that the custom dictionary isn't really full; Word sometimes gives this message in error. Word MVP Suzanne Barnhill discusses this error a bit at her website and provides a link to the Micosoft Knowledge Base:
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/MasterSpellCheck.htm#NotAdded
There is no real way to expand a dictionary if it really is full, but you can instruct Word to recognize and use other dictionaries on your system. If you are using a version of Word prior to Word 2007 you should follow these steps:
Word will now use the dictionary you specified in step 7 as the dictionary for its spell checking tasks. If you are using Word 2007 then you should follow these steps instead:
Tip #3830 applies to Microsoft Word versions: 97 2000 2002 2003 2007
Create Rock-Solid Lists! Bulleted and numbered lists can help make your writing clearer and easier to follow. If not done properly, however, they can be a nightmare to work with. Discover the ins and outs of Word's lists with this great reference available in two versions.